GELATO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GELATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GELATO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GELATO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GELATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gelatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GELATO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GELATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does GELATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dense, creamy Italian-style frozen dessert similar to ice cream but with less fat and less air churned into it.
Gelato differs from ordinary ice cream mainly in how it is made: it typically uses more milk than cream, is churned more slowly, and traps less air, which gives it a denser texture and a more intense flavor. It is traditionally served slightly warmer than ice cream, which keeps it soft and easy to scoop straight from the freezer case. Since the mid-twentieth century the word has spread far beyond Italy and now names any ice cream made in this dense, slow-churned style.
How GELATO is used
Widely used in English on menus and in shops to describe Italian-style ice cream.
- They shared a scoop of pistachio gelato after dinner.
- The gelato shop on the corner makes its flavors fresh daily.
- Traditional gelato contains less air than ordinary ice cream.
- He ordered a cone of chocolate gelato at the seaside stand.
- Homemade gelato needs slow, careful churning for the right texture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GELATO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GELATO
The 6 tiles of GELATO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GELATO
1 longer words begin with GELATO.
Shorter words from the letters in GELATO
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Common questions about GELATO
- Is GELATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GELATO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GELATO worth?
- GELATO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GELATO mean?
- A dense, creamy Italian-style frozen dessert similar to ice cream but with less fat and less air churned into it.
- What letters can be added to GELATO?
- GELATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GELATO:
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